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Welcome from DA Heather Adams

Welcome to our virtual newsroom on the CRIMEWATCH Network. This site is designed to build collaboration between criminal justice groups and ...
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Lancaster County DA's Human Trafficking Task Force: 2025 in ...

District Attorney Heather Adams launched the Human Trafficking Task Force four years ago on January 11, recognized across the U.S. as Nation...
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Our Mission

The Lancaster County Office of the District Attorney is dedicated to achieving justice and protecting the safety of our community. We thorou...
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The Role of the District Attorney's Office

Have you ever wondered what the role of the District Attorney’s Office consists of, in addition to prosecuting criminal cases?District Att...
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Lancaster Safety Coalition pictures help convict Salisbury T...

Images from Lancaster Safety Coalition cameras showing a February knife attack helped convict a Salisbury Township man of the stabbing.Judge...
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District Attorney Heather Adams Announces Lancaster Law Enfo...

The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announces our Lancaster Law Enforcement series, which will begin Monday, January 9, 2023, ...
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Boys and Girls Club and Safety Coalition Among Six Organizat...

Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams has announced that six community-based drug and crimefighting programs in Lancaster County ...
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Lancaster County's C.A.S.E. Provides Multiple Resources in P...

Lancaster County’s C.A.S.E., or Campaign Against Sexual Exploitation, has a mission to engage the Lancaster County community in protecting...
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District Attorney Heather Adams Announces Virtual Victims of...

The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announces our Victims of Homicide Remembrance Quilt project on this National Day of Rememb...
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National Dog Week: Tresi, Courthouse Companion Dog, Makes A ...

Attending court proceedings can be stressful, especially for witnesses and victims.That’s where Tresi, Lancaster County District Attorneyâ...
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Image for Mount Joy Township man charged with injuring elderly women in head-on DUI crash waives preliminary hearing
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Created Mar 2, 2026 / Updated Mar 11, 2026
A Mount Joy Township man charged with injuring two elderly women when he crashed into them head-on while driving drunk will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing. Ranson Eldrick Lal, of the 800 block of Westbrooke Drive, waived his prelimi...
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Image for City man charged with assaulting a 2-month-old waives preliminary hearing
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Created Feb 25, 2026 / Updated Mar 10, 2026
A city man charged with seriously injuring a 2-month-old boy will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing earlier this week. Kindu Quaimaine Pollard, who has no fixed address, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Jodie Richardson on F...
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Image for Warwick Township man charged with beating dog, causing possibly brain injury waives preliminary hearing
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Created Feb 24, 2026 / Updated Mar 9, 2026
A Warwick Township man charged with severely beating a dog, leaving it with serious injuries including possible brain damage, will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing. Joshua S. Hess, 26, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Josep...
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Image for East Lampeter Township man charged with homicide after passenger in 2015 DUI crash died in hospice waives preliminary hearing
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Created Feb 20, 2026 / Updated Mar 6, 2026
An East Lampeter Township man charged with homicide after his passenger in a 2015 crash he caused by driving drunk died due to complications from injuries she sustained will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing. Michael Anthony Ortiz, of ...
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Image for Drug Task Force arrests Mountville man accused of selling cocaine, oxycodone
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Created Feb 20, 2026 / Updated Mar 5, 2026
The Lancaster County Drug Task Force arrested a Mountville Borough man for allegedly selling crack cocaine and oxycodone following a monthslong investigation. Jaleel Yaseem Corley, 29, was charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of o...
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Image for Columbia man pleads guilty to taking part in residential shooting
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Created Feb 20, 2026 / Updated Mar 4, 2026
A Columbia man pleaded guilty last month to taking part in a shooting on a residential street, then attempting to hide the evidence. Isaiah Jose Diaz, of the 200 block of Fourth Street, pleaded guilty before Judge Merrill Spahn on Feb. 12 to two counts of criminal conspiracy t...
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Image for Berks County man charged with killing carriage driver in Salisbury Township DUI crash waives preliminary hearing
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Created Feb 18, 2026 / Updated Mar 3, 2026
A Berks County man charged with killing a carriage driver in a DUI crash along a Salisbury Township road will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing. Danial Ranck Miller, of Long Swamp Township, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge R...
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Image for Commonwealth secures guilty verdict of Maryland man for murdering man along Brecknock Township highway in 2023 following jury trial
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Mar 2, 2026
A Lancaster County jury today convicted a man of shooting and killing a Baltimore man along a Brecknock Township highway following a weeklong trial. The jury found Kevin Shareed Harmon, of Gwynn Oak, Md., guilty of third-degree murder, theft by unlawful taking and firearms not...
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Image for Clay Township man charged with defrauding elderly couple of $27,000 while managing their finances waives preliminary hearing
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Created Feb 12, 2026 / Updated Feb 27, 2026
A Clay Township man charged with defrauding two elderly Ephrata residents of tens of thousands of dollars by making illicit transactions while he was entrusted with managing their finances will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing earlier...
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Image for Manor Township woman charged with starving dog to death, neglecting other animals waives preliminary hearing
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Created Feb 11, 2026 / Updated Feb 26, 2026
A Manor Township woman charged with starving a dog to death and severely neglecting several other animals will have her case proceed to county court after waiving her preliminary hearing earlier this month. Donna Renninger, 60, waived her preliminary hearing before Judge Joshu...
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